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Welcome to the Awards, Bursaries and Grants section, a place to celebrate exceptional accomplishments in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, and provide support to members in enhancing their knowledge.

Our aim is to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals who have made significant research contributions, as well as offer support to trainees travelling to conferences to present their research, supporting their professional development and broadening their knowledge.

You can find upcoming awards, bursaries and grants for which you can apply or nominate a colleague, as well as a comprehensive list of previous winners from the last few years. Please note some awards and bursaries are only available to members.

We also have research funding opportunities available here.

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The BSG has a number of prizes, awards grants and bursaries that are open to members at different stages of their careers.

Being considered for any of these is an opportunity for members to enhance their portfolio and strengthen their career and be publicly recognised for their achievements. Being awarded by a national society can also be a great opportunity for the member’s unit, hospital and trust.

The BSG’s awards and grants programme would not be possible without the work of our judges and the society expresses gratitude for their work.

Principles of BSG Awards

All BSG awards should follow a fair, open and transparent process.

At least 3 judges score every applicant
Judges are not publicly identified to ensure they cannot be contacted by applicants
Where possible, applications are anonymised before being judged. If this is not possible due to the nature of the award, each judge should confirm they have no COI for each applicant
Each award has a scoring system with clear descriptors that ensures judges are marking consistently
Any requirements for applicants have been considered against the BSG’s EDI policy
The BSG reserves the right not to award any prize if it is felt there is not sufficient quality of relevant applications, to ensure the reputation of BSG awards is maintained. This will be determined by judges’ scores and agreed upon by the relevant committee chair.

In addition, the BSG has appointed an adjudicator, who will oversee the administration and judging for all BSG awards and grants to ensure these standards are met, and will receive a copy of the attached for each award the BSG administrates. The adjudicator will also oversee any complaints to ensure due process is followed.

A complaint must be received in writing to comms@bsg.org.uk within 1 month of the decision of the prize being communicated
The complaint will be considered by the adjudicator, who will be independent of the judging process. If the adjudicator has any COI, a deputy from the BSG Executive will be assigned to review the case
The adjudicator will review the case and respond within 28 days of receiving the complaint

BSG Awards

Dame Parveen Kumar Award for Education and Training

BSG Endoscopy Rising Star Award

CSSC Service Development Prize

Outstanding Contribution to GI and Hepatology Nursing Award

Leadership and Management Prize

Trainees Out of Programme Award

View all Awards

BSG Bursaries

Annual Meeting Travel Bursary

Annual Meeting Research Abstract Bursary

BSG Trainees Taster Course Bursaries

View all Bursaries

BSG International Committee Grants Awards

The BSG wishes to continue to support international projects led by its members leading to a sustainable partnership or defined improvement in the following areas:

Leadership
Service improvement
Educational initiatives

These should enhance knowledge or organisational development, with the overall goal of providing the best care and outcomes for patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases in settings across the world.

Find out more and apply for the Grants Awards here.

Research Grants and Awards 2023

Supporting gastrointestinal and liver research is one of the key charitable objectives of the BSG.

As an integral part of this objective, the BSG Research Committee is delighted to announce the launch of two research support awards, the Research Scholars Programme and Research Database and Statistical Support.

Applications for the awards will be judged respectively by a committee comprised of four voting judges (all meeting EDI principles of the BSG), a non-voting lay Trustee, and chaired by the Chair of the Research Committee.

Scoring and criteria for the initiatives are included on the respective web pages as links to the individual application forms.

Applications for the Research Scholars Programme closed on Wednesday 30th November 2022.

Past Winners

The list below comprises previous winners from the last few years.

Arthur Hurst Lecture	Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President.	Prof Brian Saunders Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College, London
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Ian Penman, Luminal GI Consultant
Sir Frances Avery Jones Award	Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.	Chris Lamb, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University, and Honorary Consultant in Gastroenterology, Newcastle Hospitals
Sheila Sherlock Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section.	Prof Rajiv Jalan The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Leadership and Management Prize	Identifies and promotes talented trainee leaders nationally in order to promote leadership in gastroenterology for the future.	Suneil Raju, Out of Programme, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Out of Programme	Designed to help gastroenterology trainees access training opportunities that aren’t available as part of their local training rotations.	Joint winners – William Blad, IBD Clinical Research Fellow, University College London Hospital and Mohammed Tauseef Sharif, Specialty Registrar, Addenbrookes Hospital
Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science	Identifies and promotes talented trainee clinical scientists nationally in order to promote research and science in gastroenterology for the future.	James Alexander, Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London & Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Nurse Award for Service Development – Winner	Identifies an individual or a team who have made a demonstrable positive impact on patient care.	Babitha Joseph, IBD Clinical Specialist Nurse, St Mark’s Hospital, ‘IBD Dysplasia Surveillance Pathway (DSP)’
The Alistair McIntyre Prize for Improving Gastroenterology Training	The award is to support a project looking at an aspect of training in Gastroenterology.	Mohammed Tauseef Sharip, Specialty Registrar, Addenbrookes Hospital
CSSC Service Development Prize	The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	1st: Danielle Morris, Consultant Gastroenterologist, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust 2nd: Mark Follows, GPwER in gastroenterology and clinical lead for planned care and gastroenterology for Norfolk and Waveney CCG 3rd: Matthew Foxton, Consultant Heptaologist & Gastroenterologist, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and Chirantha Premathilaka, Clinical Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
CSSC Service Development Prize highly commended		Jaimik Patel, Doctor, Norfolk and Norwich, Kevin Monahan, Gastroenterologist, St Mark’s Hospital, Mark McAlindon, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield, Cheh Kuan Tai, Gastroenterologist, Royal Free NHS Trust, Dr Andreas Koutsoumpas, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Dr Kalpesh Besherdas, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, David Sanders & Jeremy Woodward, Luminal Gastroenterologist, Addenbrookes Hospital
UK Barretts Oesophagus Registry (UKBOR) Prize	Recognises an up-and-coming researcher and provides them with expenses to allow them to travel to the USA Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) meeting.	Mohamed Abdelrahim, Gastroenterology Registrar (ST7), Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, ‘4-year clinical research (PhD) fellowship investigating the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for the detection and characterization of Barrett’s neoplasia during endoscopy’
Endoscopy Rising Star	Recognises a technical innovation in the field of endoscopy, a new method using existing endoscopic equipment, or contribution to endoscopy research.	Omer Ahmad, consultant gastroenterologist and interventional endoscopist, University College Hospital London, ‘The tale of a successful translational journey in endoscopic research and a roadmap for future technological innovation’
Professor John Nicholls Lecture	Invited by the Colorectal Section.	Prof Simon Buczacki, Professor Of Colorectal Surgery University Of Oxford
Endoscopy Foundation Lecture	Invited by the Endoscopy Committee and the VP Endoscopy.	Dr Barham Abu Dayyeh, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
BMJ Gut best laboratory science abstract	Awarded to the best basic science abstract for oral presentation.	Paul Kelly “Therapeutic Approaches to Malnutrition Enteropathy (TAME): a randomised controlled trial in children with severe acute malnutrition in Zambia and Zimbabwe”
BMJ Frontline Gastroenterology Award	Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation.	Umair Kamran “Consensus on upper gastrientestinal endoscopy quality indicators; a modified Delphi procesS”
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award	Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation.	Neil Chanchlani “Undertanding the anti-TNF treatment failure mechansims and management of loss of response to anti-TNF therapy, three year data from the PANTS study”
New perspectives Lecture		Prof Laurence Lovat Clinical Director, WEISS, UCL Professor of Gastroenterology & Biophotonics, UCL
Lifetime achievement award		Dame Parveen J Kumar, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Education, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. Honorary Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Barts & The London NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust.
Barbers award 2023 winner		Mohamed Abdelrahim, Gastroenterology Registrar (ST7), Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, ‘4-year clinical research (PhD) fellowship investigating the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for the detection and characterization of Barrett’s neoplasia during endoscopy’

Arthur Hurst Lecture	Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President.	Prof. Ailsa Hart, Gastroenterologist, St Mark’s Hospital Bugs, drugs, shrugs and hugs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Bu’ Hussain Hayee, Consultant at King’s College London
President’s Medal		Dr Stuart McPherson, Consultant Hepatologist at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sir Frances Avery Jones Award	Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.	Dr Upkar Gill, Clinical Lecturer, The Centre for Immunobiology at the Blizard Institute From organoids to organs: A journey of clinical translation
Sheila Sherlock Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section.	Prof. James Neuberger, Honorary Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Liver Transplantation – more than hard graft
Leadership and Management Prize	Identifies and promotes talented trainee leaders nationally in order to promote leadership in gastroenterology for the future.	Dr Michael FitzPatrick, Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford
Out of Programme	Designed to help gastroenterology trainees access training opportunities that aren’t available as part of their local training rotations.	Dr Nuru Noor, Clinical Research Fellow, Cambridge University Hospitals
Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science	Identifies and promotes talented trainee clinical scientists nationally in order to promote research and science in gastroenterology for the future.	Dr Rebecca Harris, Spr, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
		Dr Thomas Marjot, Hepatology SpR, Oxford Liver Unit, Oxford University Hospitals, Doctoral Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellow, University of Oxford, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM)
Nurse Award for Service Development – Winner	Identifies an individual or a team who have made a demonstrable positive impact on patient care.	Shannon Berry, Senior Sister Endoscopy Pre Assessment -LGI, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Nurse Award for Service Development – Winner		Rebecca Ullah, Matron, Endoscopy Services, Abdominal Medicine and Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Alistair McIntyre Prize for Improving Gastroenterology Training	The award is to support a project looking at an aspect of training in Gastroenterology.	Dr Srivathsan Ravindran, Endoscopy Research Fellow, JAG / St Mark’s
		Dr Karishma Sethi Arora, ST7 Specialist Registrar, Northern Care Alliance
CSSC Service Development Prize	The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	1st: Dr Richard Aspinall, Consultant Hepatologist, Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust
		2nd: Mr Valerio Celentano, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
		3rd: Dr Paul Brennan, Clinical Research Fellow, University Of Dundee/NHS Tayside
UK Barretts Oesophagus Registry (UKBOR) Prize	Recognises an up-and-coming researcher and provides them with expenses to allow them to travel to the USA Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) meeting.	Dr Mohamed Hussein, Gastroenterology Spr (st7), University College London Hospital
Hopkins Prize for Endoscopy	Recognises a technical innovation in the field of endoscopy, a new method using existing endoscopic equipment, or contribution to endoscopy research.	Dr Massimiliano Di Pietro, Senior Clinical Investigator Scientist And Consultant Gastroenterologist, University of Cambridge
Dr Basil Morson Lecture	Invited by the Pathology Section.	Prof. Robert Goldin, Professor of Liver & GI Pathology, Histopathologist, Imperial College London The liver biopsy in fatty liver disease; time for a rethink
Professor John Nicholls lecture	Invited by the Colorectal Section.	Prof. Jens Rittsher, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford Artificial Intelligence and prevention of PCCRC
Endoscopy Foundation lecture	Invited by the Endoscopy Committee and the VP Endoscopy.	Prof. Evelien Dekker, Gastroenterologist, Professor of Gastrointestinal Oncology, University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Medicine Best practice in colorectal cancer screening and surveillance: now and in the future
Gut Award	Awarded to the best basic science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Polychronis Pavlidis, King’s Health Partners The interleukin 22/ /neutrophil axis is associated with treatment resistance in ulcerative colitis
Frontline Gastroenterology Award	Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Umair Kamran, Research Fellow, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Variation in post endoscopy upper gastrointestinal cancer across endoscopy providers in England: a population-based study
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award	Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Robert Logan, Consultant, King’s College London Duplicate FIT testing as a safety netting strategy for patients at risk of colorectal cancer

Arthur Hurst Lecture	Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President.	Prof Emad El-Omar, University Of New South Wales
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Tony Tham, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Ulster Hospital, Belfast
Sir Frances Avery Jones Award	Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.	Dr Fotios Sampaziotis, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute From organoids to organs: A journey of clinical translation
Sheila Sherlock Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section.	Prof John O’Grady, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Liver Transplantation
New Perspectives Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG President.	Dame Parveen Kumar, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Caring for the Profession
Leadership and Management Prize	Identifies and promotes talented trainee leaders nationally in order to promote leadership in gastroenterology for the future.	Dr Arun Sivananthan, Clinical Research Fellow/ST5, Imperial College London
Out of Programme	Designed to help gastroenterology trainees access training opportunities that aren’t available as part of their local training rotations.	Phoebe Hodges, Clinical Research Fellow, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science	Identifies and promotes talented trainee clinical scientists nationally in order to promote research and science in gastroenterology for the future.	Omer Farouk Ahmad, Gastroenterology SpR, University College London Hospital
Nurse Award for Service Development – Winner	Identifies an individual or a team who have made a demonstrable positive impact on patient care.	Lisa Whitley, Lead IBD CNS
Nurse Award for Service Development – Runner up	Identifies an individual or a team who have made a demonstrable positive impact on patient care.	Loraine Mahachi, Endoscopy Clinical Nurse Lead
The Alistair McIntyre Prize for Improving Gastroenterology Training	The award is to support a project looking at an aspect of training in Gastroenterolgy.	Dr Mohammad Farhad Peerally, ST7 Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust
CSSC Service Development Prize	The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Dr Mohid Khan, Wales Neuroendocrine Cancer Service; Cardiff & Vale University Health Board; University Hospital of Wales
CSSC Service Development Prize – Runner up	The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Professor Emmanuel Tsochatzis, Royal Free Hospital and UCL
CSSC Service Development Prize – Runner up	The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Dr Philip J Smith, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and University of Liverpool
NIHR Awards	Category A: Principal Investigator (PI) or Chief Investigator (CI) making an outstanding contribution in design, conduct and dissemination of research, and/or building research capacity	Professor Colin Rees, Professor of Gastroenterology at Newcastle University and South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
NIHR Awards	Category B: Early Career Researcher and those new to research showing a significant contribution to recruitment into NIHR portfolio studies	Dr Louise China, Hepatology Consultant at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at UCL Medical School
NIHR Awards	Category C: Research Team making an outstanding contribution to the NIHR portfolio studies	Dr Tariq Ahmad, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
NIHR Awards	Special award: Special recognition for outstanding contribution in building research capacity	Dr Lynsey Corless, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hull University Teaching Hospital
Gut Award	Awarded to the best basic science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Simeng Lin, PhD Student, IBD Research Fellow, Exeter IBD Research and Pharmacogenetics Research Group Infliximab is associated with attenuated immunogenicity to BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
Frontline Gastroenterology Award	Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Alex Adams, Bioinformatician, University Of Oxford ADmission Model for Intensification of Therapy in Acute Severe Colitis (ADMIT-ASC)
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award	Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation.	Prof James Lindsay, Professor of IBD, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital An RCT of autologous stem-cell transplantation in treatment refractory Crohn’s disease (low-intensity therapy evaluation): ASTIClite

Arthur Hurst Lecture	Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President.	Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Head of MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge Pioneering technologies to detect GI cancer earlier
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Nick Kennedy , Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Devon and Exeter Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer University of Exeter
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Mesbah Rahman , Consultant Gastroenterologist, Morriston Hospital Swansea Bay University Health Board
Sir Frances Avery Jones Award	Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.	Dr Prakash Ramachandran Deciphering Liver Fibrosis One Cell at a Time
Hopkins Prize Lecture	Awarded for the best submission regarding a technical innovation in the field of endoscopy, a new method using existing endoscopic equipment, or contribution to endoscopy research.	Prof Matt Rutter, North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Improving Endoscopy Through Data
Sheila Sherlock Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section.	Professor Julia Verne, Head of Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health England Reducing variations in outcomes in liver disease – the challenges from prevention through to palliative care
New Perspectives Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG President.	Professor Andrew Goddard, President, Royal College of Physicians, London New Perspectives Lecture: Changing medicine in changing times
Endoscopy Foundation Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Endoscopy section.	Professor Horst Neuhaus, Head of Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf Foundation Lecture: Advances in third space endoscopy
Dr Basil Morson Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Pathology section.	Professor Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Head of Biology and Pathology, Henri Mondor University Hospital Hepatitis C
Service Delivery Prize – Winner	Recognises the work carried out by BSG members who have made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Dr Shyam Menon, Consultant Gastroenterologist, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Nurse-led Day-case Gastroenterology service in the Emergency Department
Service Delivery Prize – Runner up	Recognises the work carried out by BSG members who have made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Professor David Sanders, Head of the Academic Department of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Group Clinics for Coeliac Disease; Better for the Patients and Better for the NHS
Leadership and Management Prize	Identifies and promotes talented trainee leaders nationally in order to promote leadership in gastroenterology for the future.	Louise China
Out of Programme	Designed to help gastroenterology trainees access training opportunities that aren’t available as part of their local training rotations.	James Kang
Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science	Identifies and promotes talented trainee clinical scientists nationally in order to promote research and science in gastroenterology for the future.	Abhishek Chauhan
Gut Award	Awarded to the best basic science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Mohamed Abdelrahim Pixel-Based Deep Learning Models, A Step Closer To Real-Time Computer-Assisted Detection of Barrett’s Neoplasia
Frontline Gastroenterology Award	Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation.	Mr Theo Georgiou Delisle Can FIT rule out colorectal cancer in symptomatic patients? Results from the NICE FIT study
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award	Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Iain Macpherson Intelligent liver function testing: 18 months of real world data

Hopkins Prize for Endoscopy	Awarded for the best submission regarding a technical innovation in the field of endoscopy, a new method using existing endoscopic equipment, or contribution to endoscopy research.	Professor David Sanders, Head of the Academic Department of Gastroenterology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Changing every day clinical practice through endoscopic research
Arthur Hurst Lecture	Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President.	Professor Fiona Powrie, University of Oxford Host microbe interactions in the intestine: New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Penny Neild
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Ms Julie Solomon
Frances Avery Jones Award	Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.	Thomas Bird Liver senescence – How the liver can grow without growing old or lumpy
Sheila Sherlock Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section.	Dr Arun Sanyal, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Current and future management of NAFLD
New Perspectives Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG President.	Ben Page, Ipsos MORI Public perceptions of their health service
Endoscopy Foundation Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Endoscopy section.	Dr Roland Valori, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 20 years of improving colonoscopy: Lessons learned and future directions
Dr Basil Morson Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Pathology section.	Professor Elizabeth Montgomery, Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Adventures in Barrett Esophagus: An old fashioned pathologist’s perspective
Professor John Nicholls Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Colorectal section.	Trevor Graham, Barts Cancer Institute The clonal evolution of cancer and neoplasia in ulcerative colitis
Service Delivery Prize	Recognises the work carried out by BSG members that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Dr Jane Chalmers, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre The Development of a New Diagnostic Pathway to Detect Chronic Liver Disease across Primary and Secondary Care
Nurse Prize	Recognises an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care.	Hayley Leyland, Nurse Specialist HPN & IF
Gut Award	Picks out the best basic science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Ruairi Lynch OTH-10: Best scoring abstract GUT award: Therapeutic Interleukin 4 modulates monocyte dynamics and accelerates repair following acute liver injury
Frontline Gastroenterology Award	Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Emma Robinson OTH-11: Best scoring abstract – Frontline Gastroenterology award: Intelligent liver function testing (iLFT) in action
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award	Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Filip Baert OTH-12: Best scoring abstract – BMJ Open gastroenterology award: Efficacy and Safety of Vedolizumab Subcutaneous Formulation for Ulcerative Colitis: Results of the visible Trial
Nurse Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Nurse Section at the Annual Meeting.	Margaret Collins Appetite for improvement; 50% reduction in bloodstream infections in central venous catheter delivered parenteral nutrition
Liver Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Liver Section at the Annual Meeting.	Philip Dunne Use of early-TIPSS in patients with oesophageal variceal bleeding, a UK dual-centre randomised control trial
Small Bowel and Nutrition Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Small Bowel and Nutrition Section at the Annual Meeting.	Michael Fitzpatrick Dynamics, and gut-homing chemokine and integrin expression, of recipient-derived T cells infiltrating intestinal transplant mucosa
Neurogastroenterology and Motility Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Neurogastroenterology and Motility Section at the Annual Meeting.	Gerum Gashaw Gebeyehu Fungal fumes in faeces – hidden culprit behind Parkinson’s disease? A faecal metabolomics study
Service Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the CSSC Section at the Annual Meeting.	Markus Gwiggner Impact of direct access IBD physician delivered sigmoidoscopy from acute IBD flare line call service
Education and Training Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Education and Training Section at the Annual Meeting.	Wisam Jafar Multiprofessional in situ simulation is an effective method of identifying latent patient safety threats
Colon and Anorectum Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Colon and Anorectum Section at the Annual Meeting.	Philip Jenkinson Analysis of UC colectomy rates in pre- and post- biologic era South-East Scotland
Pancreas Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Pancreas Section at the Annual Meeting.	Thomas Payne Can moderate alcohol consumption decrease pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Oesophageal and Gastroduodenal Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Oesophageal and Gastroduodenal Section at the Annual Meeting.	Rebecca Smith Intermittent administration of PPI is not inferior to infusion following acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Endoscopy Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Endoscopy Section at the Annual Meeting.	Martin Walls The B-ADENOMA Trial: A multicentre, randomised controlled trial of adenoma detection with Endocuff Vision
IBD Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the IBD Section at the Annual Meeting.	Gareth-Rhys Jones A capture-recapture study of all-age IBD point prevalence in Scotland
Oesophageal Posters	Showcases the best of the Oesophageal Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	James Britton A comparative qualitative survey of patient experience in Barrett’s oesophagus
Gastroduodenal Posters	Showcases the best of the Gastroduodenal Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Luke Sullivan Helicobacter pylori resistance: a complex socioeconomic problem?
Service Posters	Showcases the best of the CSSC Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Akram Algieder FIT-Hb Pathway for Primary care in Herefordshire: The first 6 months
Liver Posters	Showcases the best of the Liver Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Maja Kopczynska Sepsis outcomes in patients with liver disease
Education and Training Posters	Showcases the best of the Education and Training Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Roisin Bevan Endoscopy training in Sierra Leone – successful remote supervision leading to a sustainable OGD service
Small Bowel and Nutrition Posters	Showcases the best of the Small Bowel and Nutrition Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Matt Davie Mapping the distribution of small bowel angioectasias
Pancreas and Neuroendocrine Posters	Showcases the best of the Pancreas and Neuroendocrine Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	John Leeds EUS Fork-Tip Biopsy versus EUS FNA in the Diagnosis of Solid Pancreatic Masses
Colon and Anorectum Posters	Showcases the best of the Colon and Anorectum Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Michelle Thornton qFIT is a valuable triage tool for symptomatic colorectal patients
Endoscopy Posters	Showcases the best of the Endoscopy Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Mohamed Hussein Outcomes of hemospray use in tumour related upper gastrointestinal bleeds: Outcomes from the hemospray registry
Neurogastroenterology Posters	Showcases the best of the Neurogastroenterology Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Christopher Black Efficacy of Pharmacological Therapies in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhoea: Network Meta-analysis
IBD Posters	Showcases the best of the IBD Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Shashank Ramakrishnan Colitis on CT – Does this mean Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Endoscopy Posters	Showcases the best of the Endoscopy Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Pardeep Maheshwari EUS Tissue Sampling with Fork-Tip Biopsy Needle in the Diagnosis of Type 1 Autoimmune PancreatitisHarleen Johal Is flexible sigmoidoscopy in the setting of normal computer tomographic colonography necessary?

Historic BSG Prize Winners

Sir Arthur Hurst Lecture (1967 – Present)

Sir Frances Avery Jones Award (1976 – Present)

President’s Medal (2008 – Present)

Hopkins Prize for Endoscopy (1981 – Present)